Gigabyte GA-Z87-DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics132% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z87-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140812
Uptime3 Days
Run DateFeb 13 '22 at 02:49
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
70.4% Very good
Memory 78.5
1-Core 95.8
2-Core 187
69% 121 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 356
48% 358 Pts
64-Core 355
22% 355 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Nvidia(10DE 147A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 176
Parallax 165
152% 176 fps
MRender 186
Gravity 140
Splatting 119
118% 148 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 132%
Great: 136%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
415GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 85 64 93 94 109 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Read 111
Write 103
Mixed 60.7
SusWrite 86.3
66% 90.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
51.7% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.7
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 17.1
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 83.3
48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z87-DS3H Builds (Compare 190 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-DS3H

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $321
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